NotesDesign:
  • a solid foundation for Domino & Lotus Notes developers.
  • additional resources when you want to deepen your knowledge.

Whether this is your first visit to the NotesDesign site, or your 100th visit,
Please consider telling me what you hoped to find at NotesDesign this time
Any feedback will help me provide visitors with more useful information...

Visit the "Frequent Requests" page where some common issues are addressed. 

Looking for Domino R5 web development ?
I've been adding examples to my Domino R5 site. Take a look...
Need immediate help with a Domino / Lotus Notes problem ?
Lotus Developer Doman from IBM.
For more options check out the
"Lotus Notes Help" page
As a Domino developer, Do you wonder what's "under the hood"  ?
In the past, it has been difficult to find a complete description of the Lotus Notes Architecture.
Now there is a downloadable book that shows what's really inside Domino and Notes:
Inside Notes
Looking for Lotus Notes development ideas ?
Visit the download page . Download the NotesDesign database the Sendkeys function in Notes !
Additional ideas can now be found on The New Ideas Page !
Are you wondering what the Domino / Lotus Notes product line is all about ?
  Domino is the platform for developing and hosting enterprise-wide, groupware/collaboration applications.
Domino is also a very powerful, integrated,  web applications server.
Unfortunately the combination of these two marketing directions has lead to confusion.
The future is collaborative applications accessible over the web. Thus Domino is perfectly positioned.
Domino - The groupware / collaboration leader.
The Lotus Notes product was designed to promote the sharing of unstructured information.
Development is easier if you
Understand the issues and how Lotus Notes addressed them.
Lotus Domino vs Microsoft: gives a comparison from the Lotus perspective...
And in fairness, here is a (mail only) Microsoft comparison:
Exchange 5.5 vs. Lotus Domino R5
Domino - A powerful web applications server.
Understanding How (and why) Lotus Notes became Domino may be helpful.
Will there be problems, rolling out a groupware product ? How can you be better prepared ?  
  What makes for a successful Domino rollout ? What are the problems we may face ?
How about a list of good
ideas for some Domino databases ?
 
Domino is uniquely different... What are those functions and Why are they there ?
  Domino "help" explains how to perform specific functions. It can leave you wondering...
Why is this function in Domino: What does it accomplish and Why would I want to use it ?
Looking to deepen your understanding of Domino - Lotus Notes ?
  Developers should read The Lotus Notes Tutorial page and learn why "Lotus Notes is different".
Looking for Groupware, Workflow, and Knowledge management material ?
  The Groupware section provides extensive material on Collaboration and Groupware.
Looking for Notes related information ?
  Tour the site, Browse. Make yourself at home ! You might want to start at the Site Overview.
Alternatively, the selections on the menu to the left each display a list of topics to choose from.
Lotus recently created a
"History of Notes" page.

I hope , with your help, to make this site of real use to those of us who develop in Notes. If you have any suggestions, questions or corrections, or simply wish to be kept informed of developments, please Email me. I would appreciate any feedback and I welcome the dialog.

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